Head-to-head
• Bulgaria and Belgium will meet for the first time in the World League.
• Bulgaria have lost their last 10 World League matches against fellow CEV nations, since a five-set win against Poland in the 2013 Intercontinental Round.
• Bulgaria have lost five of their last six World League matches against teams representing the CEV in straight sets.
• Belgium have won six of their last seven World League matches against CEV opponents.
• In 2014/15, Todor Skrimov (BUL) and Simon Van De Voorde (BEL) were teammates at Italian side Top Volley Latina.
Bulgaria
• Bulgaria have qualified for the Final Round (Group 1) in three of their last four World League appearances (2011, 2012, 2013). They failed to progress beyond the Intercontinental Round in 2014.
• Bulgaria have finished in the top-6 in 11 of their previous 17 participations, but are still without silverware in the competition.
• Bulgaria are on eight wins this campaign and need one more victory to match their total number of wins of their previous two World League seasons (2013, 2014) combined.
• Bulgaria have won four of their last five World League matches played in Varna.
Belgium
• Last season, Belgium finished in 11th place on their World League debut. They lost against France in the Final Four semifinals (Group 2), before defeating Netherlands in straight sets in the third-place match.
• Belgium have won six of their last seven World League matches on foreign soil.
• Only France have won more World League matches this season (12) than Belgium (10).